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'''Dagorlad''' was the dusty plain that lay to the northwest of [[Mordor]], immediately below the [[Black Gate]] of the Morannon.<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> This was the site of several important battles in [[Gondor|Gondor's]] history, most notably the defeat of [[Sauron|Sauron's]] forces in the famous [[Battle of Dagorlad]] in {{SA|3434}},<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> King [[Calimehtar]]'s victory over the [[Easterlings]] in {{TA|1899}},<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> and the [[Battle of the Morannon]] on [[25 March]], {{TA|3019}}.<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> | '''Dagorlad''' was the dusty plain that lay to the northwest of [[Mordor]], immediately below the [[Black Gate]] of the Morannon.<ref>{{RK|Map}}</ref> This was the site of several important battles in [[Gondor|Gondor's]] history, most notably the defeat of [[Sauron|Sauron's]] forces in the famous [[Battle of Dagorlad]] in {{SA|3434}},<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> King [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]]'s victory over the [[Easterlings]] in {{TA|1899}},<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> and the [[Battle of the Morannon]] on [[25 March]], {{TA|3019}}.<ref>{{App|Great}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 28 August 2015
Dagorlad was the dusty plain that lay to the northwest of Mordor, immediately below the Black Gate of the Morannon.[1] This was the site of several important battles in Gondor's history, most notably the defeat of Sauron's forces in the famous Battle of Dagorlad in S.A. 3434,[2] King Calimehtar's victory over the Easterlings in T.A. 1899,[3] and the Battle of the Morannon on 25 March, T.A. 3019.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"